This course on early childhood education has had the most impact on the seven key elements of quality childcare: staffing, program, environment, group ratios, care and safety, regulations and supervision, and funding. Learning about proper staff training and qualifications, as well as ensuring diverse and inclusive programming, environments, and care standards will be highly beneficial in their career. The course also provided knowledge around child development, curriculum, communication skills, and digital tools that will assist them as an early childhood educator.

1. An Introduction to ECE
What experience in(the core courses you have selected) hashad the most impact on you and your
learning?Explainin detail why this learninghas beenso impactful.
I was very curious, but not very educated regarding the child care system. After learning this ‘An
Introduction to Early Childhood Education’ the best impact on me is, now I know the early child care
system. Needof childcare isan evolutionwhichstartedduringWorldWarII, whenmenwere away and
women were working, they needed child care to ensure that their children were safe. In 1946,
legislationpassed to guide child care. There was no metrics or standard of childcare. After twenty one
years of World War II, in 1967 a training ground for individuals working in child care has been
established.
Aftercompletingthiscourse, the mostimpactfulthingonme andmy learning experience are the seven
most important elements of Quality Child Care. These are: Staffing, Program, Environment, Group &
Ratios,Care & Safety,Regulations&Supervision,andfinallyFunding.Learningthese elementshas ahigh
and positive impact on me which will help me to provide professional service in my career.
Staffing:This isimportantto considerhow staffsare trained, their status and their remuneration level.
My understandingafterfinishingthiscourse of ECEshouldbe in well trained,registeredmemberingood
standingof college of ECE. RECE needto be stable,consistent,warm&caring interactions, respectful of
all children and their needs. I will follow all those rules and regulations.
Program: Everyday care musthave their philosophy statement and everything will be there. Program
will supportandrespect parental involvementsothat it understands the child as a part of a family unit.
Program celebrates diversity, equity and inclusivity. These indicate that daycare is a place in which
childrenshoulddevelopagreaterunderstandingof self, others and the local community. They are also
increasing their creative ability, language, literacy and numeracy skill. When I will be an ECE, I will
concentrate on these metrics.
Environment:Environmentwill be well-designed indoor & outdoor spaces with open-ended materials
and also child-sized equipment. Displays reflect children’s recent activities/learning and represent
diversity, equity and inclusivity.
Groups & Ratios: Small group sizes and high adult to child ratios; this allows for frequent and
meaningful interactions between adults and children.
Care and safety: Food represents diversity; nutrition meets recognized standards and reviewed by
registered dietician.
Regulations & supervision: Minimum standards are available to regulate and monitor. Standards are
observedandmet; organizes regular staff meetings and provides useful feedback on job performance
and assists staff in identifying learning needs and accessing professional development.

2. Funding: Adequate publicfundingandnot-for-profitoperation.Affordable parentfeesandfinancingfor
staff training.
What significantknowledge/skillshave you gainedin the area of childdevelopment/curriculum?
The area that I have gainedthe knowledgeis the areaof childdevelopmentis Historyof Early Childhood
Education in Canada. The child within a changing world, philosophical approaches to Early Childhood
Education,Overviewof developmental theoryinfluencingEarlyChildhoodEducation, Types of childcare
settings, Element of quality childcare, The Roles and responsibilities of the Early childhood Educator,
Early Childhood Education guiding documents workshop, Child care across Canada, Early childhood
education guidingdocuments, Code of ethics&standardsof Practice,Earlychildhood education guiding
documents:ELECT/ELF,How DoesLearningHappen,Earlychildhoodeducationguidingdocuments:Early
learningandcare assessmentfor qualityimprovement (Quality Assurance), Day Nurseries Act, Quality
ChildCare collage. Ireallyenjoyed makingthe collage.Icollectedlotsof quality child care pictures from
the different website with the web address and the bibliography. This thoroughly improved my
formatting and applying skills; a section which I was lacking before the curriculum. And I made it in so
colourful in an art paper; enhancing my creative, artistic, and fine motor skills.
What do you believe yourrole and responsibilityisas a global citizen?How have you begunto
demonstrate the qualitiesofa “global citizen” thissemester?
I believe myrole andresponsibilityasaglobal citizen istotake care of the environmentandtake care in
the classroom, and also ensure that friends and my workplace and colleagues are all happy and safe.
AfterI finishedmyclass, I have to turn off the computer and turn off the lights because it will save the
energyfor the next generation. Not only that, but also in our home; when we will not be at home, we
shouldturnoff our lights;especially when it is daytime. I should not turn on the lights, also when I use
tap waterafterbeingfinishedIhave tomake sure I turnoff the tap properlyso that water does not drip
fromthe tap because thisisourresponsibilitytosave the energyfor the nextgenerations.SowhenIwill
work with children I will try to teach them to follow those roles as a good citizen.
I have begun to demonstrate the qualities of a global citizen this semester in the seven elements of
quality in child care program, and especially environment. I will celebrate diversity, equity and
inclusivity.Inthe program, I will respect diversity; for example Hindu people celebrate Diwali so I will
organize a program for Diwali in our community and I will give them henna in their hand and do a
program withsweets.Imayalsowearsallowerandkumistoshow respecttoHindupeople and showing
them the culture of Hindu people; because in a multicultural place like Canada, celebrations like Eid,
Diwali, and Ramadan are not celebrated enough as opposed to Christmas and Easter. In the
environment, I will display reflections of children’s’ recent activities and those will also represent
diversity.
How do you envisionyourlearningexperiencesthissemester,will assistyouas an Early childhood
Educator?

3. My learningexperiencesthissemesterwillassistme asan Early Childhood Educator responsible for the
development and implementation of activities in a variety of ECE settings for children from infancy to
school age. I will create playenvironmentstosupportthe overall development of young children. I will
collaborate withcolleagues,parents,families,children,andrelated professionals. I will ensure support
services are available for the children and families they work with, and for their colleagues and
profession. As an ECE I will be warm and caring with children and I will be stable and consistent. I will
focuson promotionof appropriate behavior using positive child guidance techniques. I will make sure
programswill celebrate diversity, equity and inclusivity. I will make sure quality in child care & safety,
foodrepresentsdiversityandnutritionmeetsrecognizedstandardsandreviewedbyregistereddietician
and promotion of hygiene for children and environment. I will follow the day nursery act. I made the
qualitychildcare collage withsevenelements thissemesterwithlotsof qualitychildcare pictures.From
the collage, I just picked one of the pictures which shows quality child care because in the photo,
“HelpingChildrenwithTheirColouring Activity,” are representations of quality of Staffing. The RECE is
teachingtwochildrenatonce the proper techniques on how to color. The children seem engaged with
the activity,andthisis mainlybecause of the positive andwarmattitude and showing that the RECE has
on them.She isusingthe propertechniques,because she is holding the child with one arm to keep the
childengagedwiththe lessonandnotmeanderoff.Thisrole hasthe childlearning,andrespondingwith
a showing of because they know that the RECE is trustworthy and helpful. Therefore those are the
reasonswhyI believethesepicturescorrelatewiththe elementStaffing. That’swhy I have been chosen
this picture to my collage as my art effect.
RECE Helping Children with Their Colouring Activity

4. The Learning Environmentand Keys to Success:
What experience in(the core courses you have selected) hashad the most impact on you and your
learning?Explainin detail why this learninghas beenso impactful.
Afterlearningmycore course ‘KeystoSuccess’ I have gainedalot of informationwhichactuallyrequired
to work as an Early Childhood Educator. My experience is resourceful which has given me extended
level of knowledge about ECE. This is needed in every step of my career. The core course keys to
success have given me in depth knowledge about how to involve creating positive and emotional
changes with children. This is really impactful because I learned how to communicate with children,
theirfamily,co-workers, colleges,andfriends in a professional and positive way. Indeed, in most parts
of Canada,there currentlyexistsagapbetweenparentalleaveandthe startof formal schooling,andthe
limitedchildcare spacesthatare available are often very costly for parents. My goal was to learn more
aboutchildeducationsothat I can focusmy activitiesthatwill help me to reduce poverty, address skill
shortages,andimprove productivitythroughoutmycareeras a childcare provider.Learningtakes place
inall stagesof life andthe biggestimpacthappeninearlylife where Iwanttoput my effort as child care
provider. This is where I gain my experience and knowledge base through this course.
What significantknowledge/skillshave you gainedin the area of childdevelopment/curriculum?
I have gained the knowledge in the area of child development is Human communication,
Communicating in a Digital World, Academic Policies and Plagiarism, Adapting to Canada’s changing
Faces, Verbal and Non verbal communication, understanding Interpersonal Communication, Group
Decision Making, Problem Solving, and Conflict Resolution, Listening, Critical Thinking an Reflective
practice,CreatingCaptivating presentations/Language and Delivery, how to use digital toolbox, visual
reflectionof yourprogress,introductiontomy portfolio-purpose,use,elementsand navigation, the Art
of reflective professional, how to make digital animoto. I really enjoy making the animoto.
What do you believe yourrole and responsibility isas a global citizen?How have you begunto
demonstrate the qualitiesofa “global citizen” thissemester?
I believemyrole andresponsibilityisasa global citizenwill be totake mysurrounding thingsthatmeans
where we live. Mymainrole as a global citizen is to promote peace, fight poverty, hunger and sickness
and to improve education. I have gained knowledge about how to spread the word ‘Global Citizen’
withinthe community,trytofindmethodologytosolve majorglobal problems.Spreading and involving
otherswithglobal citizenshipconcepts is not something that will happen overnight. This is an ongoing
process for human mankind.
I have begunto demonstrate the qualities of a global citizen this semester is language diversity. I have
begunto respectothersregardlessof ethnicity,race andculture. There are many people in Canada with

5. multicultural backgrounds, especially in my community. There are various churches, mosques and
temples. I learn to accept the values, beliefs and opinions of people through my decade of living in
Canada. People fromdifferentcountriesbringinuniqueskills, religions, and ethics. For example I have
learnedaboutBuddhismfromone of myneighbours.Ihave alsolearnedsome smalltracesof Urdu from
one of my fellow classmates. I can gain knowledge regarding the religion, and as a global citizen I
organized a special event for Muslims in my community where young children can learn about the
religioninafunand interactive way. Through this example, I get to teach younger children about their
religion, which further enhances my role of being a global citizen.
How do you envisionyourlearningexperiencesthissemester,will assistyouas an Early Childhood
Educator?
My learningexperiencesthissemesterwillassistme asan EarlyChildhood Educator;Iwill be challenged
to findnewexperiencestoshare withchildren,guide children,nottoleadthem, andmove ina direction
that intereststhe child. Asaguide,Iwill allow the childtochoose theirlearning and playing style while
making safety will be my major concern.
I will become a partner in learning and encourage children to find their own answers instead of
providingthe answersforthem. Bybeinga partner, teachers learn with the children and share in their
experiences. As an Early Childhood educator, I will be prepared to interact with parents, children,
support staff, the general public and administration. If I do become an ECE, the expertise that I have
gainedthroughthe course wasextremelyhelpful;Ilearnedaboutthe importance of having fire drills in
schools. School fire drills must be taken seriously – everyone in the building must participate. It is
important to have two ways out of the school. Our children are our next generation; they should be
cared for and be taught the proper skills necessary to have a good life. I will learn to apply these skills
when I do become an ECE; every month there will be a fire drill that will be practiced thoroughly with
the children. I made digital animoto this semester it was all about me. I really enjoyed to make this
digital animoto, soIgave 5/6 picture to the animoto.Now Ipickup one of the picture fromthe animoto.
Thisis picture isshowing Ilove tospendtime withkids, sothat’swhyI gave some times children’s party
at my home. This picture also showing diversity that means different cultures children’s are together
sharing their knowledge idea language. Interesting thing I try to make for them different culture food
also. So they really like it and they learn other culture’s food, dress, language and they enjoyed it.

6. Love to Arrange Children’s Party